Post by Mrs. Darth Vader on Jan 1, 2010 16:11:55 GMT -6
Owl Key Note: The mystery of magic, omens, silent wisdom, and vision in the night.
Cycle of Power: Nocturnal (night time) - Year round
The most out standing characteristic about an owl, is they see, especially at night. They can even see better at night than a cat. Owls have extra cones and rods in the retina to enable them to see the slightest movement at night. This is a very powerful totem and is the epitome of an Anakin who sees and senses everything even that which people try to keep secret. With eyes that penetrate the darkness of night, the obvious symbolism here is even in the darkest, evilest of days, the owl will see. Even at the gates of hell, the owl will still see. The yellow coloring of the eyes is very symbolic, with eyes that glow they are the lights in the darkness of night, a little sun in the dark so to speak. When Anakin gets the yellow eyes, it is the light in the darkness. Anakin has eyes that look like an owl. Anakin as we know never turns 100% dark but even as Darth Vader has that little light in the dark of night. This is the Darth Vader that Luke Skywalker talks to in Episode VI. Anakin is the only Sith to have the owl look in his eyes. As the one who sees, Anakin (Shiva) brings judgment. This incredible ability to see this clearly links owl to the third position of the Kabalahistic tree or the Holy Spirit position. If you have this totem you may have to except, like with bobcat, that you will not be popular because people with things to hide do not want you around because you see all. When you see this clearly, the danger here is in truly becoming Darth Vader because you see all the evil in people and want to fight back and want justice to come. Your anger can really well up and the desire for revenge is great. The owl also can adjust his vision from a telescopic to a microscopic vision in an instant. This means in human terms that people with this totem can see the big picture how all things connect to the small picture, your little life situation. This person is versatile and can switch from the big picture to the small quickly. Again seeing being owl's greatest ability.
The owl is many times referred to in totem terms, a cat with wings. This is because so many attributes that are given to cat is embodied in the owl. If you get owl as a totem it would help to look at the cats both domestic and wild as well. Nature is very interconnected and many totems overlap and easily cross into another. This is because the Force is in all and binds the universe together. The owl can see in the day as in the night. The cones and rods will adjust to the daylight. Owl just prefers the night as its usual schedule. There are some times when an owl will hunt in the day if necessary. The snowy owl will do this. They prefer the night but are able to function as well in the day.
Owl is a bird of the night because of this it symbolizes the mysteries of magic and is considered one who can teach you these mysteries. Many cultures saw owl in many ways. The Pawnee considered owl to be a symbol of protection. But the Ojibea saw owl as evil and death. The Pueblo tribe saw owl as their Shiva ( Anakin/ Vader) figure. The owl to them was a skeleton man of death but also a god (archangel) of fertility thus giving the owl attributes of death and kundalini. This clearly links owl with Shiva ( Anakin/ Vader). The Greeks linked owl with Athena, goddess of higher wisdom. The Greeks is where we get the expression "The Wise Old Owl".
Owl medicine is associated with clairvoyance, astral projection and magic. The magic is both black and white. The owl will teach both Jedi and Sith arts. The owl has the ability to extract secrets because it is a bird of the night and the night symbolizes our inner darkness. This inner darkness is what humans usually try to hide and pretend is not there. Here is where the secrets lie. Owl, like Palpatine, will pull this out of you and know all. Here is where owl is like the ultimate C.I.A. agent and knows too much.
Owls are silent at flying. The front edge of the wings has a fringe that makes the flight silent. The wings of the owl is massive compared to the size of the owl itself. This also contributes to keeping the owl's flight silent. This is how they get their prey. Crows will chase an owl away if they see it in the day because they know if they do not chase it out, at night the owl will silently kill the crow in his sleep. If you have owl as a totem a look at crow will be beneficial. Owl is a bird you never hear coming. When owl strikes it is sudden and from the silence and dead of night. Here owl has a touch of Palpatine. Remember Palpatine in the opera scene, while talking to Anakin, referring to Darth Plagues " His apprentice killed him in his sleep. He had powers to save others but not himself." Here is where the owl person is like Palpatine and catches you off balance or unaware, "in your sleep", when you are most vulnerable.
Owls swallow their prey whole but unlike snake, the owl regurgitates the indigestible parts in the form of owl pellets. The owl can not digest things like the bones, fur, teeth, claws and the like. Symbolically this means for those with owl as a totem that when you read books to get knowledge you will digest and absorb the essential and important and toss out the non-essential and unimportant.
The ears of an owl are asymmetrical. One ear is usually larger than the other. Each ear is located in a different spot on the head. This allows the owl to know the exact location of a sound. The owl can find its prey just by hearing it. The eyes of the owl does not move so the owl turns his head rapidly by the neck. This increases the owl's peripheral vision. Those with owl totem may need neck massage due to a tightening of the neck.
Owls and hawks share the same territory. One is day shift, that being the hawk. The other is night shift, that being the owl. Some owls and hawks just tolerate each other but do not necessarily get along. On the other hand there are some kinds of owls and hawks that actually get along and act in unison and are friendly to each other. This depends on the kind of owl or hawk in question. Both the owl and the hawk have the best eyesight of all raptors (meaning birds of prey). Hawk medicine is the day time balancer of owl medicine. In some cases a form of falcon is a balance medicine to the owl.
Cycle of Power: Nocturnal (night time) - Year round
The most out standing characteristic about an owl, is they see, especially at night. They can even see better at night than a cat. Owls have extra cones and rods in the retina to enable them to see the slightest movement at night. This is a very powerful totem and is the epitome of an Anakin who sees and senses everything even that which people try to keep secret. With eyes that penetrate the darkness of night, the obvious symbolism here is even in the darkest, evilest of days, the owl will see. Even at the gates of hell, the owl will still see. The yellow coloring of the eyes is very symbolic, with eyes that glow they are the lights in the darkness of night, a little sun in the dark so to speak. When Anakin gets the yellow eyes, it is the light in the darkness. Anakin has eyes that look like an owl. Anakin as we know never turns 100% dark but even as Darth Vader has that little light in the dark of night. This is the Darth Vader that Luke Skywalker talks to in Episode VI. Anakin is the only Sith to have the owl look in his eyes. As the one who sees, Anakin (Shiva) brings judgment. This incredible ability to see this clearly links owl to the third position of the Kabalahistic tree or the Holy Spirit position. If you have this totem you may have to except, like with bobcat, that you will not be popular because people with things to hide do not want you around because you see all. When you see this clearly, the danger here is in truly becoming Darth Vader because you see all the evil in people and want to fight back and want justice to come. Your anger can really well up and the desire for revenge is great. The owl also can adjust his vision from a telescopic to a microscopic vision in an instant. This means in human terms that people with this totem can see the big picture how all things connect to the small picture, your little life situation. This person is versatile and can switch from the big picture to the small quickly. Again seeing being owl's greatest ability.
The owl is many times referred to in totem terms, a cat with wings. This is because so many attributes that are given to cat is embodied in the owl. If you get owl as a totem it would help to look at the cats both domestic and wild as well. Nature is very interconnected and many totems overlap and easily cross into another. This is because the Force is in all and binds the universe together. The owl can see in the day as in the night. The cones and rods will adjust to the daylight. Owl just prefers the night as its usual schedule. There are some times when an owl will hunt in the day if necessary. The snowy owl will do this. They prefer the night but are able to function as well in the day.
Owl is a bird of the night because of this it symbolizes the mysteries of magic and is considered one who can teach you these mysteries. Many cultures saw owl in many ways. The Pawnee considered owl to be a symbol of protection. But the Ojibea saw owl as evil and death. The Pueblo tribe saw owl as their Shiva ( Anakin/ Vader) figure. The owl to them was a skeleton man of death but also a god (archangel) of fertility thus giving the owl attributes of death and kundalini. This clearly links owl with Shiva ( Anakin/ Vader). The Greeks linked owl with Athena, goddess of higher wisdom. The Greeks is where we get the expression "The Wise Old Owl".
Owl medicine is associated with clairvoyance, astral projection and magic. The magic is both black and white. The owl will teach both Jedi and Sith arts. The owl has the ability to extract secrets because it is a bird of the night and the night symbolizes our inner darkness. This inner darkness is what humans usually try to hide and pretend is not there. Here is where the secrets lie. Owl, like Palpatine, will pull this out of you and know all. Here is where owl is like the ultimate C.I.A. agent and knows too much.
Owls are silent at flying. The front edge of the wings has a fringe that makes the flight silent. The wings of the owl is massive compared to the size of the owl itself. This also contributes to keeping the owl's flight silent. This is how they get their prey. Crows will chase an owl away if they see it in the day because they know if they do not chase it out, at night the owl will silently kill the crow in his sleep. If you have owl as a totem a look at crow will be beneficial. Owl is a bird you never hear coming. When owl strikes it is sudden and from the silence and dead of night. Here owl has a touch of Palpatine. Remember Palpatine in the opera scene, while talking to Anakin, referring to Darth Plagues " His apprentice killed him in his sleep. He had powers to save others but not himself." Here is where the owl person is like Palpatine and catches you off balance or unaware, "in your sleep", when you are most vulnerable.
Owls swallow their prey whole but unlike snake, the owl regurgitates the indigestible parts in the form of owl pellets. The owl can not digest things like the bones, fur, teeth, claws and the like. Symbolically this means for those with owl as a totem that when you read books to get knowledge you will digest and absorb the essential and important and toss out the non-essential and unimportant.
The ears of an owl are asymmetrical. One ear is usually larger than the other. Each ear is located in a different spot on the head. This allows the owl to know the exact location of a sound. The owl can find its prey just by hearing it. The eyes of the owl does not move so the owl turns his head rapidly by the neck. This increases the owl's peripheral vision. Those with owl totem may need neck massage due to a tightening of the neck.
Owls and hawks share the same territory. One is day shift, that being the hawk. The other is night shift, that being the owl. Some owls and hawks just tolerate each other but do not necessarily get along. On the other hand there are some kinds of owls and hawks that actually get along and act in unison and are friendly to each other. This depends on the kind of owl or hawk in question. Both the owl and the hawk have the best eyesight of all raptors (meaning birds of prey). Hawk medicine is the day time balancer of owl medicine. In some cases a form of falcon is a balance medicine to the owl.